The Economic Disaster Media And Washington Haven’t Begun To Notice, by Christopher Bedford

Just beyond — and in the midst of — the public health and financial liquidity crises is the expansive and potentially devastating solvency crisis.

By Christopher Bedford, The Federalist, March 23, 2020

The U.S. economy is in trouble, and if you can believe it, that trouble isn’t simply the closure of Main Street, the massive number of nationwide layoffs, and the danger of financial crisis we’ve all heard about. As companies run out of cash, pushing them toward insolvency, our country’s business-to-business trust is at risk of coming apart, tearing and ultimately collapsing the delicate system that keeps industries as diverse as farming, chemicals, and aluminum profitable and solvent.

Just beyond — and in the midst of — the public health and financial liquidity crises is the expansive and potentially devastating solvency crisis. It won’t be solved by the Federal Reserve or Washington stimulus, although there is a way to draw from an important Depression-era lesson and hold it at bay.

While government and scientists across the planet rush to find a vaccine or treatment, the harsh medicine we’ve prescribed is turning off much day-to-day economic activity. Normal things like work or family trips, eating out, going to a bar, or even regularly driving our cars have all ground to a crawl and, in many instances, a complete halt.  ….

Read more here:  https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/23/the-economic-disaster-media-and-washington-havent-begun-to-notice/